Journal History

2015 The inaugural issue was released. Horticulturae was published as a quarterly journal.
2018 Horticulturae was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
2019 Horticulturae was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2020 Horticulturae was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 4 (Issue 1).
Horticulturae received its first CiteScore (2019) of 2.3, ranked 22/84 (Q2) in "Horticulture" and 168/431 (Q2) in "Plant Science".
Horticulturae ranked Q1 in "Horticulture" from SCImago (SJR: 0.52).
12 new sections were setup in Horticulturae.
The Spanish Society of Horticultural Sciences (SECH) became affiliated to Horticulturae.
Horticulturae announced the first edition of the Travel Award.
2021 Horticulturae adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Horticulturae received its first Impact Factor (2.331), ranked 8/37 (Q1) in "Horticulture".
Horticulturae received its CiteScore (2020) of 3.4, ranked 12/86 (Q1) in "Horticulture" and 120/445 (Q2) in "Plant Science".
2022 Horticulturae held the 1st International Electronic Conference on Horticulturae (IECHo 2022).
Horticulturae received its 2021 Impact Factor (2.923), ranked 7/36 (Q1) in "Horticulture".
2023 Horticulturae received its 2022 Impact Factor (3.1), ranked 6/36 (Q1) in "Horticulture".
2024 Horticulturae received its 2023 Impact Factor (3.1), ranked 7/38 (Q1) in "Horticulture".
2025

The year 2025 marks the 10th Anniversary of Horticulturae.
Horticulturae received its CiteScore (2024) of 5.1, ranked 15/126 (Q1) in “Horticulture” and 121/534 (Q1) in “Plant Science”.
Horticulturae received its 2024 Impact Factor (3.0), ranked 7/45 (Q1) in "Horticulture".
The Greek Society for Horticultural Science (GSHS) became affiliated to Horticulturae.

Editor-in-Chief

2015–2021 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Douglas D. Archbold
2022–present Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis

Section Editor-in-Chief

2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dr. Nazim Gruda for the section on Protected Culture.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola for the section on Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Elazar Fallik for the section on Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alessandra Francini for the section on Biotic and Abiotic Stress.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Amit Dhingra for the section on Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2).
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rozhon for the section on Plant Nutrition.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sergio Ruffo Roberto for the section on Propagation and Seeds.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stefania De Pascale for the section on Vegetable Production Systems.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi for the section on fruit crop physiology.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Genhua Niu for the section on Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Amarat Simonne for the section on Outreach, Extension, and Education.
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Gianluca Allegro for the section on Viticulture.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rosario Paolo Mauro for the section on Processed Horticultural Products.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Harald Scherm for the section on Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM).
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Umberto Bernardo for the section on Insect Pest Management.
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Christian Fischer for the section on Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing.
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alberto Pardossi for the section on Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.
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